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The South Georgia Technical College Student Government Association (SGA) recently held its first meeting of the 2020-2021 academic year. The SGA is composed of student representatives from different program areas. The SGA will plan events for students on campus as well as community service events. “Each student (at SGTC) pays a student activity fee,” said Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and SGA advisor Vanessa Wall. “Our Student Government Association are the leaders who...

    The South Georgia Technical College Foundation 2020 TechForce internal fund drive was able to withstand COVID-19 challenges along with a delay caused by Hurricane Sally and still raise over $20,000 to help students “Move Forward @ South Georgia Technical College” through faculty and staff donations for scholarships, grants, textbooks, and state of the art equipment for educational programs.     The South Georgia Technical College Foundation kicked off its 21st annual TechForce...

     South Georgia Technical College Campus Safety Director Sammy Stone and the members of the South Georgia Technical College campus safety office were recognized recently during National Security Officer Appreciation Week.     The third week in September is National Security Officer Appreciation Week and it is designed to recognize in-house and contract security personnel.  Security officers are hard-working, highly trained individuals who are often our country’s first responders. ...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently hosted a successful blood drive for the American Red Cross. Students, faculty and staff members as well as community members attended the drive to donate blood. SGTC Nursing students assisted with the event to gain valuable experience. Johnny Williams, Account Manager for the American Red Cross, stated that the event exceeded expectations. “On a goal of 22 units we collected 25 productive units for 114% of goal,” Williams said. The next...

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) recently recognized Itsel Mazariago Martinez of Americus, an Electronics student, as the overall Student of Excellence on the Americus campus. She was nominated for the award by SGTC Electronics Instructor Mike Collins. For the month of September, SGTC recognized students nominated by their instructors in the industrial technology programs. Honorees included James McDaniel of Plains, Drafting, nominated by Kristie Cook; Seth Bowden of Gray,...

     South Georgia Technical College observed Constitution Day and Citizenship Day recently, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.      Each educational institution in the United States that receives federal funding must observe Constitution Day and Citizenship Day each year on September 17th (or the week before or after when September 17th falls on a weekend).      South Georgia Technical College printed fliers to post on social media and for faculty...

SGTC Financial Aid Director Kelly Everett (c) is shown above with SGTC Financial Aid Specialists Lacy Bailey (l) and Kierra Sparks (r) getting ready to share the good news about Constitution Day with the SGTC faculty, staff, and students.

     South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford has made the decision to close South Georgia Technical College and its satellite locations on Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. and all day Thursday, September 17th due to weather concerns relating to Hurricane Sally.       South Georgia Tech is scheduled to reopen on Friday, September 18th, 2020 at its normal time, weather permitting.  President Watford encourages all students, faculty, and staff to exercise...

SGTC closing due to weather concerns.

South Georgia Technical College (SGTC) Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter recently conducted a mini workshop with the Electrical Lineworker class on the importance of a well-written resume. Carter shared the best practices for resume writing, tips on how to get and keep a job, helpful hints for completing a job application, and the vital importance of work ethics, soft skills, and hard skills that employers require. In addition to the recent resume workshop, Electrical...

    Jimmy Davis of Macon County was honored at the South Georgia Technical College Board of Directors September meeting for his service as Chairman for fiscal year 2019 – 2020.  He served as Vice-Chair the previous year.    Don Porter of Georgia Power is the new incoming Chair of the SGTC Board of Directors and he turned the meeting over to South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford for the special presentation to Davis.      South Georgia Technical College President...

    South Georgia Technical College has earned the top spot as the Best Community College in Georgia for 2021 by Niche, announced South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford.  This is the second consecutive year that South Georgia Technical College has earned this distinction. Niche’s Best College rankings for 2021 for Georgia can be found at:  https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-community-colleges/s/georgia/.     “South Georgia Technical College has a tremendous...